by Calum and Hamish

 
It is a new term at our school and we have a new topic which is called Send a Cow. This is a charity which helps people in Africa.  P4 and P5 are doing this in the summer term.  We have to read as many  books as we can for money. We will be  sponsored by our friends and family.  Hopefully we have anough money to send something to Africa. We are all excited but nervous to read so many books.

 by Niall and Rowan 

On Wednesday the 18th March, Meg, Chloe, Lucyanne, Tara, Catriona and Nikita went to the Music Festival in Inverness. We went on a Spa Coach bus. We travelled to pick up Mrs Farmer our strings teacher and the rest of our strings group. From there we drove to Eden Court in Inverness. We were the second group to play out of three. The first group played the theme tune of James Bond then we were the next strings group. The tune we played was called Scottish Medly .Number 2 was the Walking in the air tune from the film the snowman.

We were second!! We were all very pleased!! Thanks to Mrs Farmer for helping us.

Meg (P4) and Catriona (P7)

Our class is raising money for UNICEF Day of Change on Friday 6th February. We are having a no uniform day, plus a baking stall.

Our mums have been asked to provide baking and we have to donate £1 if we wear casual clothes instead of school uniform.

Primary 4 are telling the whole school at assembly tomorrow.

Alexander

UPDATE:-

We had a good Assembly and told everyone about the UNICEF Day of change. Everyone wore casual clothes and there was lots of baking.

Altogether we raised £200.25. It was a fantastic amount!! 

Thank you to everyone who brought money.

Alexander

At Strathpeffer we can put used mobile phones into a Blythswood Charity Recycling box, which is emptied regularly.

 Mobile phones are recycled to be reused. Redundant phones are processed then passed on to developing markets such as China, Africa, Pakistan and India. Another good thing is that phones help in improving and developing communications in these economies. Obsoletes and duds are passed on to specialist recyclers. These people  are environmenty friendly and responsible. They dismantle every part safely – including every bit from the battery – for re-use in industry.

Inkjet cartridges are turned into……..  inkjet cartridges

by Rowan and Hamish

P4 Eco Committee

Children at Strathpeffer Primary School used hundreds of 2 litre plastic bottles to construct an unusual greenhouse.

Head teacher Caroline Ritchie said, “We formed an eco-committee in the school made up of pupils from primaries 4, 5, 6 and 7 as well as teachers and parents.

The bottles were attached to bamboo canes to act as the walls and roof of the greenhouse.

The plastic 8ft 6in high structure was built with the help of parents and teachers one Saturday.

In the spring, wooden frame work benches would be going inside the greenhouse and the pupils will grow vegetables from seed. We are hoping to achieve the Green Flag award.”

The Eco-committee is hoping to recycle other things, like mobile phones, in the near future.

Iona and Meg